July 15 is the deadline for NCAA institutions and conferences to submit legislative proposals in all three divisions.

This includes Divisions II and III legislative proposals to be considered at the 2009 NCAA Convention and Division I proposals for final consideration in April 2009.

Division I conferences must submit legislative proposals to the national office by 5 p.m. Eastern time, July 15. The same deadline applies for Divisions II and III membership-sponsored proposals for consideration at the Association’s 2009 Convention in Washington, D.C.

In Division I, conferences are permitted to formally submit legislative proposals that will be considered by the governance structure. Legislative proposals developed and sponsored by the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet or the Championships/Competition Cabinet also must be submitted by the July 15 deadline.

In Division II, a minimum of 15 active member institutions (or two conferences acting on behalf of 15 active member institutions) is required to sponsor an amendment not sponsored by the Division II Presidents Council. The minimum number of active members required in Division III is eight (or a member conference with voting privileges).

A Division II proposal must be signed by the president or chancellor of a sponsoring institution or by the president or chancellor’s designee. In the alternative, at least two chief or elected executive officers of a voting member conferences (such as a conference commissioner) can submit legislation on behalf of the 15 or more active conference members, as long as those sponsoring institutions are listed and the proposal is signed by the chair of the conference’s official presidential administrative group (or by at least two presidents or chancellors of conference schools if no such group exists).

In Division III, a proposal must be sponsored by two voting conferences or by 20 member institutions. However, in a change from the past, one conference or 10 institutions submitting a proposal by today will have until September 1 to obtain co-sponsorship from a second conference or 10 additional institutions.

President or chancellor signatures are required in the same manner as Division II. Legislation also may be submitted by a chief conference officer on behalf of the eight or more active conference members.

For more information about submitting legislative proposals, visit www.ncaa.org.